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Mon, 12 May 2008 10:18:00 GMT

Perhaps the BBC will join?

The Fundraising Standards Board needs to attract 'many more organisations' according to Minister for the Third Sector Phil Hope. Speaking in response to the FRSB's first annual review, Hope said that he was confident it had the potential to succeed.
Mon, 12 May 2008 10:18:00 GMT

Adding marketing muscle to MTV Networks Africa

Pan African entertainment platform MTV Networks Africa (MTVNA) has made a number of key appointments in its marketing and commercial departments. This is in line with the network's ongoing growth and expansion plans, which recently saw further
Mon, 12 May 2008 10:06:00 GMT

ITV challenges Beeb for cheap innuendo crown

It appears ITV is not prepared to take the BBC's challenge for the schoolboy innuendo headline crown lying down, and on Saturday offered up its pitch for the title: Not bad, but aficionados of the genre will, of course, see that ITV has missed a trick
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:53:00 GMT

Time Warner Division Moving to Latest HelpStar Software

The Columbus, Ohio-based division of Time Warner Cable Inc. said it plans to upgrade its help desk software to include asset management capabilities. The new version of Toronto-based Help Desk Technology Corp.'s software, HelpStar 8.0, will help Time
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:49:00 GMT

Minister Dismisses Link Between Broadcaster Axings

AS THE day draws closer for the debate on a vote of no confidence on the SABC board in Parliament, the broadcaster's executive appears to be scrambling to manage the public relations fallout at the SABC. The responsible minister, Communications Minister
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:47:00 GMT

Channel 4 provides content for Messenger TV service in UK

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Mon, 12 May 2008 09:44:00 GMT

PBS Revives a Show That Shines a Light on Reading

Steady work has been scarce for actors in gorilla suits since The Electric Company went dark in 1977. But all that changes this week as shooting begins in Washington Heights and the Lower East Side on an ambitious reboot of the PBS literacy series that
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:40:00 GMT

AOptix Technologies Broadcast Lasercom System Wins Double TV Technology Awards for Innovation and Superior Technology at 2008 NAB Show10Gpbs wireless link system. AOptix Technologies LCT-5 (right) transmits multiple uncompressed HD-SDI and serial dat

?? Wireless 10Gbps Optical Bandwidth Demonstrations Showcase the Capability of Multiple Uncompressed HD-SDI Channels over Free Space with New Portable Remote Link System CAMPBELL, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- AOptix Technologies, Inc., (AOptix)
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:39:00 GMT

Industry Moves: Aegis Media; Facebook; MTV; Tribune

-- Aegis Media: Mainardo de Nardis has stepped down from his role as CEO and will be succeeded by Jerry Buhlmann, who also joins the board June 2. Buhlmann has been CEO of Aegis Media EMEA since 2003, and was CEO of Carat International from 2000 to
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:38:00 GMT

Industry Moves: Aegis Media; Facebook; MTV; Tribune

-- Aegis Media: Mainardo de Nardis has stepped down from his role as CEO and will be succeeded by Jerry Buhlmann, who also joins the board June 2. Buhlmann has been CEO of Aegis Media EMEA since 2003, and was CEO of Carat International from 2000 to
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:38:00 GMT

Industry Moves: Aegis Media; Facebook; MTV; Tribune

-- Aegis Media: Mainardo de Nardis has stepped down from his role as CEO and will be succeeded by Jerry Buhlmann, who also joins the board June 2. Buhlmann has been CEO of Aegis Media EMEA since 2003, and was CEO of Carat International from 2000 to
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:38:00 GMT

Order issued against radio station manager

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Mon, 12 May 2008 09:14:00 GMT

BBC pays 106,000 withheld from charities

wrongly withheld from phone features in its shows A PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report, commissioned in one of several attempts to resolve PRS problems at the BBC, has revealed the national broadcaster withheld 106,000 in proceeds from premium rate
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:55:00 GMT

There is one clear loser in the public broadcaster's battle: it is the country

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Mon, 12 May 2008 08:55:00 GMT

Interactive TV Exec Donoghue Back At Cablevision

After a stint at Time Warner Cable, interactive-television pro Patrick Donoghue is returning to Cablevision Systems. Donoghue will start at Cablevision next week as senior vice president of strategic product development, Cablevision vice president of
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:46:00 GMT

Broadcasters Break Hanging Secrecy Taboos

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Mon, 12 May 2008 08:44:00 GMT

AOptix Technologies Broadcast Lasercom System Wins Double TV Technology Awards for Innovation and Superior Technology at 2008 NAB Show10Gpbs wireless link system. AOptix Technologies LCT-5 (right) transmits multiple uncompressed HD-SDI and serial dat

CAMPBELL, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- AOptix Technologies, Inc., (AOptix) (www.aoptix.com) a leading edge developer of ultra-high bandwidth laser communication solutions was awarded TV Technology magazine's prestigious 2008 Mario Award and S.T.A.R. awards
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:39:00 GMT

Blackmagic Design Sweeps (five) Awards at NAB 2008 for Broadcast Videohub and Blackmagic Design Video Recorder

-- Today, http://www.blackmagic-design.com Blackmagic Design announced that it is the proud recipient of five awards at the recent National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2008 electronic media show. This is the fourth consecutive year that Blackmagic
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:39:00 GMT

PBS reform battle far from over

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Mon, 12 May 2008 08:23:00 GMT

Singapore fines TV station for gay show

SINGAPORE - A Singapore television station has been fined for airing a show that depicted a gay couple and their baby in a way that 'promotes a gay lifestyle,' the city-state's media regulator said Thursday. The Media Development Authority fined
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:16:00 GMT

Industry Moves: Aegis Media; Facebook; MTV; Tribune

-- Aegis Media: Mainardo de Nardis has stepped down from his role as CEO and will be succeeded by Jerry Buhlmann, who also joins the board June 2. Buhlmann has been CEO of Aegis Media EMEA since 2003, and was CEO of Carat International from 2000 to 2003.
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:07:00 GMT

Dreams - Open a Radio Station, Build Roads, Import a Car [column]

Last week, we talked of Uganda's leading business fads of the past two decades - namely churches, schools, forex bureaux, fast food takeaway restaurants and local neighbourhood watering holes. This week, we look at a few more and hope we cover the major
Mon, 12 May 2008 08:07:00 GMT

AOptix Technologies Broadcast Lasercom System Wins Double TV Technology Awards for Innovation and Superior Technology at 2008 NAB Show

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Mon, 12 May 2008 08:06:00 GMT

AOptix Technologies Broadcast Lasercom System Wins Double TV Technology Awards for Innovation and Superior Technology at 2008 NAB Show

CAMPBELL, Calif. - (Business Wire) AOptix Technologies, Inc., (AOptix) (www.aoptix.com) a leading edge developer of ultra-high bandwidth laser communication solutions was awarded TV Technology magazines prestigious 2008 Mario Award and S.T.A.R. awards at
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:53:00 GMT

At book fair... a clarion call for a Reading Channel on television

'It has been repeatedly said that readers are leaders but our children are no longer reading, how can they be leaders of tomorrow? More so, our broadcast stations are not interested in promoting readership to their numerous viewers, instead they are
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:50:00 GMT

XFMedias Fortune China Financial TV Programs Expand Landing Coverage to Total 80 Terrestrial TV Channels

BEIJING, March 19 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- XFMedia (Nasdaq: XFML), a leading media group in China, announced that two of the Fortune China financial television programs ('Fortune China') have added landing coverage to a total of eighty terrestrial
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:46:00 GMT

AOptix Technologies Broadcast Lasercom System Wins Double TV Technology Awards for Innovation and Superior Technology at 2008 NAB Show

CAMPBELL, Calif. (Business Wire) -- AOptix Technologies, Inc., (AOptix) (www.aoptix.com) a leading edge developer of ultra-high bandwidth laser communication solutions was awarded TV Technology magazine's prestigious 2008 Mario Award and S.T.A.R. awards
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:35:00 GMT

NBC, ABC and CBS to tone down 'upfront' advertising sales events

For decades, this has been the week for network television to strut its stuff. But not everyone is in the mood to party this year.Typically, the major broadcast networks -- Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC -- have spent about $5 million each to whip up excitement
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:29:00 GMT

AOptix Technologies Broadcast Lasercom System Wins Double TV Technology Awards for Innovation and Superior Technology at 2008 NAB Show

Wireless 10Gbps Optical Bandwidth Demonstrations Showcase the Capability of Multiple Uncompressed HD-SDI Channels over Free Space with New Portable Remote Link System CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AOptix Technologies, Inc., (AOptix) (www.aoptix.com)
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:09:00 GMT

AOptix Technologies Broadcast Lasercom System Wins Double TV Technology Awards for Innovation and Superior Technology at 2008 NAB Show

Wireless 10Gbps Optical Bandwidth Demonstrations Showcase the Capability of Multiple Uncompressed HD-SDI Channels over Free Space with New Portable Remote Link System CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AOptix Technologies, Inc., (AOptix) (www.aoptix.com)
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:06:00 GMT